A health care landscape without palliative and hospice care in the United States is still within living memory. Florence Wald, the fourth dean of YSN, introduced these concepts to Yale and the country in the mid-1960s.
Decades later, other nations around the world are also exploring how palliative...
Commencement 2019 Prize Winners
Fri, 05/31/2019
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Commencement 2019 festivities including the announcement of prizes for faculty, staff, and students. The descriptions below have been lightly edited and condensed from the May 20 remarks. Unless otherwise noted, awards were presented by Dean Ann Kurth ’90 MSN, PHD, CNM...
Newborns in Need: The Largest Yale Day of Service Project
Wed, 05/15/2019
During the second Saturday in May, 75 Yale School of Nursing (YSN) alumni, staff, faculty, and friends gathered on campus to pack hundreds of bags for Newborns in Need. The volunteers carefully tucked diapers, wipes, blankets, body wash, hats, socks, and onesies into each bag. The final care...
Distinguished Alumni Awards 2019
Tue, 05/14/2019
The Yale School of Nursing Alumni Association (YSNAA) celebrated three outstanding YSN grads as the 2019 recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Awards at the Graduate Club in New Haven on May 10. YSNAA Board President Danielle Morgan ’00 MSN, CNS, Family FMHNP, APRN-BC presided over the festivities...
YSN Alumna Teaches Negotiation
Wed, 05/08/2019
Senior healthcare executive Mary C. Geary ’74 MSN, RN visited campus on April 23 to help Yale nurses enter the job market with confidence, providing career advice and negotiation best practices.
Geary was first inspired to start sharing her experience several years ago.
“When I learned what a high...
